Genesis 21:26:15Gen.21.26.W15TAB
שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי
shamaeti
“heard”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA-e-ti
- Extended
- shah-MAH-eh-tee
- IPA
- /ʃaː.ˈma.ʕə.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- heard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
sha-MA-e-ti
- phraseyour reading level
LO sha-MA-e-ti
- clause
ve-gam-a-TA lo-hig-GAD-ta LI ve-GAM a-no-KHI LO sha-MA-e-ti bil-TI ha-YOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh LO ya-DA-e-ti MI a-SA et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ve-gam-a-TA lo-hig-GAD-ta LI ve-GAM a-no-KHI LO sha-MA-e-ti bil-TI ha-YOM
Root and etymology
sh-m-ʿshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, listen”
In context — Genesis 21:26
And Abimelech said, “I did not know who did this matter ; you did not tell me, and I did not hear of it until today .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:26:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 21:26, so the Hebrew word שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי (shamaeti) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.21.26.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.26.W15.S1) and character.